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Cape Verde has been recognized as a global hotspot for terrestrial and marine biodiversity and United Nations in Cape Verde is actively involved in promoting environmental sustainability for the people and its' future generations of Cape Verde. On the island of Maio, two projects funded by GEF Small Grants Programme, are making the difference in shaping the minds and actions of the people.
"Marine Turtles Protection" is the first turtle conservation project in the history of the island involving the active participation of local communities and fishermen to protect Loggerhead Turtles. The project enables 17 fishermen and local people to be employed to patrol the beaches from June to October for the nesting and the hatchlings of the turtles. The local youth are also taking part in the conservation project by visiting the project sites and learning about the life cycle of the turtles and the eco-system of the island. The youth also had the opportunity to share their findings by organizing a theater performance at the municipality's festivals. Theater is relatively new to Maio and the play combined traditional story-telling techniques with an emphasis of turtle conservation andthe importance of preserving the natural environment.
This is a positive change in the increased awareness of the people where before, the hunting of turtles for their meat and eggs was common practice across the islands and egg predation by humans and other predators, had almost wiped out the breeding turtle population of the island.The project is also in alignment with Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP), a national government policy priority, which is also linked to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The project is really a local-to-global contribution.
"Revitalizing the Porto Ingles Wetlands" is also a unique cooperative project,empowering 70local women working in salt extraction. Porto Ingles Wetlandsinclude the largest «salina» in Cape Verdewith a heritage of salt extraction since the late 16th century. The entire salt production process in Maio is managed and operated by local women, and these women are proud and motivated in further improving their professional skills by actively participating in a technical exchange program to increase salt production with women from similar projects in Guinea Bissau, West Africa.The UN in Cape Verde will continue work with the Government, civil society, private sector, development partners, and families to promote sustainable development. After all, the women in Porto Ingles Wetlands have definitely illustrated that by working together and sharing experiences, they are not only helping each other to enhance the quality of life for themselves, but also are contributing to the lives of the people in Cape Verde and it's neighboring countries.
In addition,the project not only promotes sustainable traditional livelihoods of these women, it also promotes biodiversity by protecting and re-vitalizing the wetlands. The wetland attracts a wide variety of birds,including endemic species, for breeding and feeding.A protected fence is scheduled to be built to preserve and to develop this area as a natural reserve to incorporate eco-tourism as a unique bird-watching site in Cape Verde. The flocks of flamingo canalso be observed when visiting the Porto Ingles Wetlands.
Both projects, while aimed at issues related to MDG7, (Ensure Environmental Sustainability), have the added benefits of addressing poverty eradication and other MDG1 targets. The UN in Cape Verde and GEF Small Grants Programme continue to be committed to promoting sustainable livelihoods of the people by protecting the environment and utilizing the natural resources.
Article writen by Masakazu Shibata / One UN Communication Officer
Siri Hellion Stav, Deputy Mayor of Environment and Mobility in Oslo, speaking at the Ministers and Mayors on Buildings as Critical Climate Solution event, part of COP26, at the SEC, Glasgow. 11 November 2021. Photograph: Justin Goff/ UK Government
This collection presents a breathtaking journey through diverse terrestrial biomes, reimagining the raw beauty of our planet through a synthetic lens. From the ethereal golden mists of a waking forest and the crystalline clarity of alpine rivers to the jagged, volcanic scars of primordial lands and the vibrant, sun-drenched cathedrals of coral reefs. Each environment is a study in light, texture, and atmospheric depth, blending hyper-realistic detail with a touch of the sublime. These landscapes explore the intersection of classical nature photography aesthetics and the boundless possibilities of modern generative tools, offering a contemplative look at worlds both familiar and imagined.
These images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
One of the plans on this trip was to attempt to document at least some of the major disasters recently striking California and the west. Thus, a stop in Santa Rosa to see what I could see of the damage from the Tubbs fire of 2017. The Tubbs fire had started some distance from Santa Rosa, but high winds had brought embers down to a neighborhood that looked much like any suburban neighborhood – a location not, as had been the case with the Paradise/Camp fire (earlier pictures), at the obvious urban/wildland interface. Per this LA Times article, the main immediate cause of the fire was the embers catching one house on fire and that providing fuel for burning down other nearby homes, resulting in the destruction of hundreds of homes (see the drone photo). A less immediate cause note in the LA Times article is, not surprisingly, slowness in developing and implementing appropriate regulations for development in such areas.
The photo shown here has, on the top, a photo taken by me standing in front of Coffey Park (note the still empty resident lot), and then below images from Google Street view taken in 2016 before the fire (on the left), and on the right a 2018 photo after the fire as reconstruction was starting.
Inspired by a national geographic magazine.
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Xieng Ngeun, LAOS, Development-Laos, Jul 6, 2010. Piped water has made life easier for this boy, who no longer has to help his parents fetch water from afar.
Ashley Jones – Bold and the Beautiful
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Agronomist Cristina Negri collects poplar samples to measure the pollutants sucked from the earth.
Photo by George Joch, Courtesy Argonne National Laboratory
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1 June 2014. El Fasher: A technician from the Ministry of Environment in North Darfur inspects a massive oven used to dry during the brick production in El Fasher, North Darfur. The production of bricks in Darfur is one of the most contaminating activities and erosive for the soil.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID
“During the rains, the haffir filled up. Many years we have water shortages but we do not think this will dry up before the rains come again," says Halima. As rainfall patterns become more erratic, haffirs, which collect and filter the rain, will help to ensure that women do not carry an unfair burden of climate change. Before this haffir was rehabilitated, women would have to collect water from neighbouring villages, often 10-12km away. The drudgery of this essential task has been drastically reduced. With access to this water source, what once took a whole day can now be completed in an hour. Some 700 families benefit from this technology, which represents the main water source in the area.
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Last week the University’s School of the Built Environment celebrated its close links with employers at a special prize-giving ceremony for students that followed Wednesday’s graduation ceremony.
www.salford.ac.uk/built-environment/about-us/built-enviro...
Presentation by environmental activist Ross Mirkarimi hosted by DERES and the U.S. Embassy Montevideo. DERES is a non-profit business organization that promotes corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Uruguay.
San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi introduced legislation in 2007 that prohibits large supermarkets and drugstores from providing customers with non-biodegradable plastic bags, making San Francisco the first city to regulate such bags. Since then other cities around the country and in Europe have take up similar bans.
[U.S. Embassy photo by Pablo Castro]
As I went for a walk in the woods today, I started to notice the traces we humans leave behind in nature. Combined this is a little documentation of the traces I found.
5 June 2014. El Fasher: People attend the opening session of the celebration of the World Environment Day at El Fasher University, North Darfur.
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the North Darfur Ministry of Environment organized, with the support of UNAMID, an event with a photo exhibition, technical lectures and awareness information for students.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID
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Members of the sampling team at the beginning of the mission.
IAEA experts visited Japan from 8 to 14 September 2014 and -- together with staff from NRA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- collected water samples from the sea at five locations near TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station,
The water samples were shared both between the IAEA Environmental Laboratories and the Japanese Laboratories to e=be analyzed independently.
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This collection presents a breathtaking journey through diverse terrestrial biomes, reimagining the raw beauty of our planet through a synthetic lens. From the ethereal golden mists of a waking forest and the crystalline clarity of alpine rivers to the jagged, volcanic scars of primordial lands and the vibrant, sun-drenched cathedrals of coral reefs. Each environment is a study in light, texture, and atmospheric depth, blending hyper-realistic detail with a touch of the sublime. These landscapes explore the intersection of classical nature photography aesthetics and the boundless possibilities of modern generative tools, offering a contemplative look at worlds both familiar and imagined.
These images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
June 5, 2009
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Sochi 2014 President and CEO
Theodore Oben, Chief of the UNEP’s Outreach Section
© Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee
According to the United Drive-In Theater Owners Associations only 383 operating drive-in theaters are left in the U.S. The drive in was a cute and comfortable alternative to the movie theater when they first started popping up around the U.S. in the 1930s. This is a good medium between the large cineplex and staying at home. Patrons can stay in a familiar environment (their car) but get out of their homes and go out for the night.
Last week the University’s School of the Built Environment celebrated its close links with employers at a special prize-giving ceremony for students that followed Wednesday’s graduation ceremony.
www.salford.ac.uk/built-environment/about-us/built-enviro...
5 June 2014. El Fasher: Deputy Wali (governor) of North Darfur, Mohamed Ali Amein Sufi, and the Minister of Environment, Adam Mohamed Ahmed Alnahla, visit the photo exhibition organized by UNAMID CPIS at El Fasher University, North Darfur, as part of the commemoration program for the World Environment Day.
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the North Darfur Ministry of Environment organized, with the support of UNAMID, an event with technical lectures and awareness information for students.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID
Farmers meeting over lunch to discuss organic cotton growing in Tajikistan (Khujand).
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1 June 2014. El Fasher: A barber works with his client in El Fasher market, North Darfur.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID
Last week the University’s School of the Built Environment celebrated its close links with employers at a special prize-giving ceremony for students that followed Wednesday’s graduation ceremony.
www.salford.ac.uk/built-environment/about-us/built-enviro...
Just a small scene with more focus on plants and trees. This is bulid for the MMMM contest on LOWLUG. For this build I used a Magenta baseplate. Inspiration for this build came from the album cover of a Melodic Death Metal band called Black Forest with the album Dream.
A carpenter bee hovers long enough for a closeup in the backyard of a participant in the RiverSmart Homes program in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2017. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Last week the University’s School of the Built Environment celebrated its close links with employers at a special prize-giving ceremony for students that followed Wednesday’s graduation ceremony.
www.salford.ac.uk/built-environment/about-us/built-enviro...